Bronx Poem chords by Dion
Intro 1
Em
G
D
C
Em
G
Verse 1
C
I was born in the Bronx on a strong
day
G
C
I guess you can say
Em
The beat in the street, the streetcar sound
The singin' in the moonlight,
C
the pure light
D
The harmony's tight
C
Informed we can fight
Em
We got heart
C
And for [unintelligible]
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Verse 2
D
Yo, when I'm inside a song I'm strong,
I can't go wrong,
Em
It's where I belong
Verse 3
C
Come along, it's good, it's bad
Who said it was perfect
D
Only God is perfect
Em
Only God is good
Verse 4
C
Man he blessed me beyond
D
my wildest dreams
I can sing from the highest mountain
Em
I can sing from the highest rooftop
C
I'm talkin' life, I'm talkin' beauty
D
Em
C
Truth, love, hate, scammin', lyin', dyin'
Em
D
Yo, life is hard
Verse 5
D
But life is the art
It's better to be clean
C
than to be cluttered
Em
Clean of soul, that is
Verse 6
C
D
My God is the Creator, not a dictator,
Em
He's the life- giving lover,
C
My father, no other, my brother,
my best friend
D
Never lied to me, even died for me
C
Life is good
Verse 7
We're talkin' you
We're talkin' sweet Sue
We're talkin' virtue
We're talkin' faith, hope,
love, wisdom,
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Courage, honesty, patience
Verse 8
G
Then there's blue skies,
Em
There's miracles
C
D
There's families and babies
C
and crazies
Changes you won't believe
G
I got aces up my sleeve
Verse 9
D
And God keeps blessin' me
Em
C
In spite of me
He's the best
If I didn't know me I'd
Verse 10
be impressed.
G
I don't wanna underestim
D
ate what He can do in my life
Em
He brought me you in my life
C
He brought me through all
G
this strife
Everybody here,
D
we've been through it all
Real joy, closeness, distance,
journey, the ups, the downs
Em
C
G
The issues, the tissues, the drugs, the thugs,
D
the drinkin', the stinkin' thinkin',
Throw up, grow up
Em
Tears, fears,
Verse 11
torn, mourn, reborn
C
Yo! Hallelujah!
G
I've never been the same,
Verse 12
G
D
took away my shame
Em
I used to play the blame game
How lame
C
G
D
Man I got a wife who drives me sane
Verse 13
D
Em
Here I am authentic, genuine,
a truth- teller, no bullshit
C
Don't have a fit,
G
God's on his throne
C
G
He's in control
C
Heroes,
Verse 14
villains, king, queens,
saints, sinners,
James Dean, Norma Jean,
G
mmm vanilla ice cream
Elvis, Buddy, Hank
C
D
Honky- tonk blues guitars, cars, bars
Verse 15
D
Em
Yo! Stand proud, rock around, do- wop, be- bop,
C
Em
rock- and- roll, good for the soul
C
The Yankees, JFK, I did it my way,
D
rock and roll is here to stay
Em
Ain't that the truth
Verse 16
C
Martin Luther king, say what you mean,
D
mean what you say, but don't be mean
Em
I have a dream, he paid his dues,
C
king of the delta blues
D
Elvis Aaron Presley played that thing,
Em
rock and roll king,
Verse 17
C
I ride with the King of kings
D
He brought me through,
thanks to you, and you and you.
G
Man I'm glad we've got each other,
C
Em
C
that's where it's at, no doubt about that,
Verse 18
D
With great love and affection
Em
The kid from the Bronx
C
D
Rave on.
Bronx Poem
Dion
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